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Heavy rains once again lash Uttarakhand, 8 dead

Eight persons were killed in Uttarakhand on Sunday as incessant rains lashed the hill state causing landslips in the higher reaches and sweeping away several roads and bridges in Uttarkashi and Chamoli districts leading to suspension of the Char Dham … Continue reading

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Andhra CM requests Uttarakhand to help stranded pilgrims

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday directed senior officials of protocol department to contact Uttarakhand government for providing relief to pilgrims from the state who were stranded near Uttarkashi due to heavy rains in that … Continue reading

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There is more to why tigers are being killed in Uttarakhand

Dehra Dun : The state forest department staff, right from the time when the region was part of Uttar Pradesh till today when it is part of Uttarakhand, the state government planners from years back to now who slowly but … Continue reading

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Heavy rains lash Uttarakhand

Heavy rains today lashed the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand making the weather pleasant at most places after the mugginess of the last few days. The state capital received heavy showers for nearly an hour this afternoon while light to medium … Continue reading

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Hemkund Sahib reopens for pilgrims

Gopeshwar: Devotees took a holy dip in the glacial lake at Sri Hemkund Sahib as the Sikh shrine, surrounded by snow-clad Himalayan peaks, in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district reopened on Saturday after an eight-month winter break. Thousands of pilgrims, including Uttarakhand … Continue reading

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Uttarakhand sisters become first twins to scale Everest simultaneuosly

Dehra Dun : While the Bahuguna brothers – Harsh Vardhan and Jai Vardhan – automatically come to mind in this capital city of Uttarakhand, when Mount Everest is mentioned, but there were celebrations since Sunday morning when news first came … Continue reading

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